There is a trend for people to demand the signing of confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement (NDAs). An NDA is useful: when someone needs access to an organisations confidential information or trade secrets, for example for the purpose of preliminary discussions and evaluations; where [...]
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) does NOT apply to all lease agreements (or rental agreements). This is really important to know because the Consumer Protection Act has a big influence on the lease and changes the legal position between the landlord and tenant significantly. If [...]
If you have a franchise or thinking about entering into one, it is essential to know your rights and obligations in terms of the CPA. Here is a brief overview of the main requirements and definitions in terms of the Act.
Many vendors experience the same problem. The salespeople work hard to make a sale and then it takes forever the sign the contract. It starts with identifying a prospect, then making contact, building a relationship, explaining the offering, reaching the [...]
A modular approach should be followed. Each Customer Agreement should be made up of: one or more Orders (this is defined to include a goods, licence, services or work order); and Customer Relationship Terms. All the commercial terms are in [...]
We often get asked to review a document which looks like a contract and contains legalistic words, but, on closer analysis, is not one. What is a contract? A contract is an agreement between two or more people or organisations [...]
You get sales orders, purchase orders, and other kinds of orders. What is the difference between them? What is the difference between an order and an invoice? These are questions that people often ask, so we thought we would give [...]
Creating the perfect legal agreement in terms of law is not always the sought after or perfect solution. When drafting an agreement, what is most critical for me is that the person drafting the agreement gets a solid grasp of [...]
